Reading and writing

Another busy day at work today. I managed to find myself in meetings from 11 AM until 3 PM. Looks like I’ve got the same schedule on the books for tomorrow, too.

I finished John Scalzi’s The Ghost Brigades at lunch today. I loved it. I was very tempted to rate it 4.5 stars, but in nearly 400 books, I’ve avoided half-star ratings, and I felt I couldn’t break my streak, so I gave it 4 stars. Nevertheless, it was a great book, the rare sequel that I felt was even better than the original. I took that and Rainbows End back to the library at lunch, only to find that the branch doesn’t open until 1 PM on Tuesday. So after work, I dropped off those books, and then headed to the Central Branch library in order to pick up the next book in Scalzi’s series, The Last Colony. (I’m nothing if no obsessive.) I started it right when I got home, and so far, so good.

Lots of mail today, mostly junk, but more wedding gifts arrived today. I forgot to mention that yesterday, Kelly’s wedding dress came in (as promised) and so she is all set for a fitting on Thursday. (Maybe I did mention this. I’m too lazy to go check right now.)

I paid a few bills this afternoon. Kelly headed over to a friend’s house after work, and left me at home where I could do some writing. I worked on what I think is a crucialflashback scene in my workshop story and managed to do a little more than 1,000 words this evening. It probably needs some fine-tuning, but I think it’s capturing the tone and feel I am going for and I’m pleased with the results.

Incidentally, in this story, I’m naming characters after friends. There’s a Norman, a-la vickyandnorm , as well as a Dr. Straus (strausmouse ) and Krupp (kruppenheimer). I’ve never done this before, but I’m finding it amusing. I certainly hope they will forgive how poorly I sometimes treat their characters. Krupp and Straus, are, I must admit, redshirts.